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Celebrities who announce cancer diagnosis contribute to NHS backlog amid referrals surge - coroner
High-profile celebrities who publicly announce their cancer diagnosis are contributing to lengthy NHS delays and waiting lists, a coroner has said.
Senior coroner Samantha Goward said public figures are using their platforms and 'rightly encouraging' people to 'come forward with any symptoms of concern'.
But, Ms Goward observes, their announcements are contributing to the NHS facing increased demand because it causes a surge in cancer referrals.
Her comments come after the death of 83 year old Michael Moore, who died from 'incurable' bladder cancer.
He died from bladder cancer after having to wait nine months for a biopsy.
An inquest heard Mr Moore should have been tested for the disease within 28 days of his referral, and said there was a 'missed opportunity to commence earlier treatment'.
Ms Goward did not name any celebrities. Kate Middleton, King Charles, Ronnie Wood and Jessie J are among the famous people who have revealed cancer diagnoses in recent years.
Many famous people have used their platforms to share information about their diagnoses or scares, with Gordon Ramsay, 58, recently urging the public to wear suncream after announcing on social media that he underwent treatment to remove basal cell carcinoma, which is a type of skin cancer.
Alongside the message on Instagram, he posted an image showing the side of his face following the treatment, with a plaster underneath his ear.
Ms Goward, senior coroner for Norfolk, said Mr Moore, of East Harling, Norfolk, had previously been diagnosed with bladder cancer and was receiving check-ups before his death.
He had also previously received treatment for prostate cancer.
It was heard that during a check-up in July 2023, an 'abnormal area' was noted and a biopsy was requested.
An inquest heard that while he was awaiting the biopsy - some 9 months later - he was admitted to hospital as an emergency in April 2024.
Medical staff discovered a mass was causing compression and a defunctioning colostomy was performed to 'bypass the obstruction'.
A biopsy was taken that month and he was found to have bladder cancer which was both 'advanced and not curable'.
Mr Moore was seen by an oncologist in July who felt that due to the advanced cancer and his 'frailty', active treatment was 'not in his best interests'.
Instead, Mr Moore was placed under the care of the palliative team and died at his home on September 17.
Ms Goward said: 'The evidence heard was that there was a delay in the biopsy being performed after the check up in July 2023 due to lengthy waiting lists at the Trust.
'I was advised that Mr Moore should have had his biopsy within 28 days – so by late August 2023...
'If he had undergone a biopsy in August 2023, on the basis of the evidence heard I found that this would have identified the reoccurrence of the cancer at that time.
'On the balance of probabilities the cancer would have been at an earlier stage and there would have been more treatment options available.'
The coroner added: 'It was not possible to say on balance of probabilities, based on available evidence, that any treatment would have been curative given the nature of the cancer and his frailty, but it is a possibility and there was a missed opportunity to commence earlier treatment.'
She concluded that he died due to underlying natural causes, but said 'the diagnosis and treatment of which was delayed due to lengthy waiting lists'.
In a prevention of future deaths report, addressed to NHS England and also sent to Mr Moore's family and the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, the coroner raised concerns over an influx of referrals following the rise of celebrities sharing news of their diagnoses.
Ms Goward wrote: 'The evidence of the Hospital Trust was that work had been ongoing in recent years to reduce delays, but that while there had been some initial improvement, there had been a further decline which I was told is in part due to an increase in referrals due to high profile celebrities announcing their cancer diagnoses and rightly encouraging people to come forward with any symptoms of concern.
'Therefore, despite local measures to improve performance, this has been significantly affected by a rise in cancer referrals.
'I was advised that this surge has been widely reported across the NHS and I was advised that NHS England has acknowledged persistent capacity constraints across many providers.
'The concern therefore is that the NHS does not have the ability to deal with the significant number of cancer referrals received and this is causing significant delays in waiting times which impacts on those awaiting a diagnosis, undergoing surveillance and delays in diagnosing a recurrence and those awaiting treatment.'
In March 2024, Kate Middleton announced that she had been diagnosed with cancer and was undergoing chemotherapy. Earlier this year, the Princess of Wales has revealed she is in remission.
In February of last year, King Charles disclosed his cancer diagnosis - but Buckingham Palace said they would not be sharing what type of cancer he has.
Pop singer Jessie J announced on social media in June that she has been diagnosed with 'early breast cancer'.
Rolling Stones' Ronnie Wood was given the all-clear in 2021 for a second diagnosis of the disease.
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